tax @ - @ exempt status as a religion . this is intimidation , pure and simple . " officials explained that precisely because of germany ' s nazi past , germany took a determined stance against all " radical cult ##s and sect ##s , including right @ - @ wing nazi groups " , and not just against scientology . ko ##hl ' s christian democratic union party denounced the letter as " absurd " and cited german court ruling ##s stating that scientology had primarily economic goals and could legitimate ##ly be referred to using phrases such as a " contempt ##uous cartel of oppression " . in february 1997 , a united states immigration court judge granted asylum to a german sci ##ent ##ologist
tax @ - @ exempt status as a religion. this is intimidation, pure and simple. " officials explained that precisely because of germany's nazi past, germany took a determined stance against all " radical cults and sects, including right @ - @ wing nazi groups ", and not just against scientology. kohl's christian democratic union party denounced the letter as " absurd " and cited german court rulings stating that scientology had primarily economic goals and could legitimately be referred to using phrases such as a " contemptuous cartel of oppression ". in february 1997, a united states immigration court judge granted asylum to a german scientologist